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14.6.12

Tuesday was my last sub day at the Colony and we had planned a hike to the coulee. It was more than two hours walking, climbing, tromping through muck, watching frogs, exploring through the trees and sitting on a rock like a bunch of turtles sunning.

"What do you think about this place?" asked Mark. "I love it," I replied. "Me, too."

These pictures are very special. The kids really let me into their sheltered world. They taught me so much about their unique life. They loved being in the outdoors.

I let them all take pictures with my SLR Digital Camera - my good camera! At times they were teetering on the edge of a frog pond or balancing on a big rock with my good camera. The lens cap was always in my hand the strap always around their neck!

11.6.12

This candied bacon is irresistable. I cannot stop snacking on it. These tasty morsels are destined for Maple and Bacon Marshmallows. Marshmallows are my current craze. I want to try every flavour under the sun! They are all destined for the Farmers' Market.

Candied Bacon

meaty bacon strips
brown sugar
cinnamon

It is so simple. Add 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon to 1 cup of brown sugar. Using the meatiest bacon you can find, rub it with this sugar mixture. Lay the strips out on a rack placed on a baking sheet. Be sure to line the pan with tinfoil to avoid a messy clean up. Bake in a 350F oven for 30 - 35 minutes or until very carmelized.

Honestly, I can eat them just like this. Forget the marshmallows! I coarsely chopped them to add to my maple marshmallow recipe. I hope they like it!

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By education, I am a home economist and by interest, I am an avid cook. I taught high school home ec for a little while, belonged to a dinner club for at least 17 years (same group!) and recently began teaching some cooking classes. I am a foodie at heart and always bring back a bag full of groceries from where I travel. It makes for an interesting pantry! All of the above happened while I lived in Calgary for 35 years. I spent 5 months housesitting in Tennessee and lapped up all the Southern cooking ideas.
Now I am back in Canada and bought a house in a little city on the Saskatchewan prairies.